Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-21
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
The Business Portion of Lake Linden.
Mich, Destroyed = The Loss
Placed at 81, 100000.
Hundreds of Families Homeless and Deg
titute-The Forest Fires Still
Raging Savagely.
Lake Linden Burned.

MARQUETTE, MICH, May 20.-A dis
astrous fire broke out in Lake Linden
early this afternoon and DESTROYED nearly
half the town. Most of the business
houses were burned. In all, 275 houses
are reported destroyed. Losses and in
surance not yet estimated.
WHOLE TOWN THREATENED.
HoUGHToN, MICH, May 2O.-The forest
fires have attacked Lake Linden, vii
lage five miles from here, and the whole
| town is threatened. The Calumet and
Hecla stamp mills, with machinery valued
at half million dollars, are located
there, but it is thought the mills have
ample fire protection. Other damage
will be heavy.
THE LOSS TERRIBLE ONE.
HoUGHToN, Mich, May 2O-The fire
at Lake Linden is now under control.
The flames were first noticed issuing
from the second story Of Newman &
Trelease's general merchandise store.
Everything was as dry SIS finder and
despite the heroic efforts of the firemen
and citizens the spread of the flames
was very rapid. In less than two hours
after the first alarm the entire business
portion of the town, from the starting
house building was in ashes. Every sa-
loon but one, every store structure eX-
Cept eight, and all occupied by +. Weber
& Co. as 8 meat market, were
destroyed. The loss is terrible
one to Lake Linden ard conserva-
tive judges'plaCe the damage at 81 10000.
No lives were lost as far as known. The
property Of the Calumet & Hecla Com
pany escaped without damage. Both
HOughton and HanCock's fire companies
responded early to the call for assistance,
and did great work. Nearly every family
turned out. They report great loss of
household goods and surplus clothing,
the flames reaching out with such rapid
ty the householders realized their only
safety WAS instant flight.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
HOUGHToN, MICH, May 20.-The Lake
Linden fire originated in the upper story
of Newman & TIE esse's block, breaking
out as the whistles blew II O'Clock, and
in less than 5 minutes dense volumes of
smoke were issuing from a hole about
the middle OF the roof. An explosion
f flowed, blowing out the roof and |
the entire front of the block, |
and communicating to the saloon
a short time the whole village seemed q |
mass Of flames. panic seized every |
one. The fire department was fifteen |
minutes in reaching the fire after it broke |
cut, and the flames had made such head
way that no agency of man could be of
any use Had the fire broken out at
night hundreds of lives would have been
ost. Words fail to picture the awful
~ Ia-4r,,n%in, %brnurrb ba InnvDnd ]
own.
Many families rushed from their homes
% the street, saving only the clothes on
heir backs. Hundreds Of families are
homeless tonight, without bedding and
clothing except what they have on. No
stores are left to furnish supplies
merchants are sending mattresses
people The flames swept to the shore
II the lake. A rough estimate of the loss
,nlY can be given at this hour, the in
ense excitement making it hard to get at
he facts. The loss on the stores foot up
o about $500, 900.
William Harris, general store and resi-
lence, $1,000
Newman G. Trelease, general stock and
$4,000.
Hem & Co., general store. $4,000.
N. Remand & Co., general store, $780,
OO
Newman & Hart, clothing stock, s1O,-
90.
d. N. Suffer, bank, dwelling and build
ngs, $4,000
Thersult & Deschsmp, drug store,
10000.
Thorp, Boch & Co., brewers, s65, 900.
j. G. Corbett, S2l, 900.
Paul Perrult, brick block, $780, 600.
Arthur Noble, drug store, $4,000.
E. Henwood, hardware, $4,000.
Mather & Huberty hotel, 5000. :
G. Duegette, hotel and livery stable, :.
5000.
Leon Guelet, jewelry, $4,000.
A. H. MEDIEVAL, tailor, $1,000.
7. Besevette, NEST market, $4,000. .